Inspection

Manncorp’s new MX1 is a high-performance x-ray inspection system designed for real time imaging of multilayer PCBs and dense metal BGAs, μBGAs, and chip scale packages. Its high voltage (80kV), computer-controlled x-ray tube and 35 μm focal spot provide the power necessary for detection of a variety of defects including bridging, voids, and missing balls. The MX1’s standard camera features continuous zoom magnification from 4X to 50X and variable angle viewing up to 45°, and an upgrade to the x-ray tube can boost magnification to 225X.

Many companies, especially smaller electronics manufacturers, put off adding automated optical inspection (AOI) to their process because of the high capital investment, the sharp learning curve, and the need for an experienced operator to program and fine-tune it. Benchtop Sherlock 300F AOI machine was designed to make in-house AOI affordable and manageable for first-article inspection, prototyping, and even full production inspection requirements. It features the same technology and quality build of the batch and inline Sherlock 300 models—plus the same two full days of installation and training at your facility offered with the other models*—in a smaller size, at a lower price point.

Add PCB inspection to your automated production line, pre- or post-reflow, and speed up your process. Inline Sherlock 300I AOI system inspects components and solder joints on SMT, through-hole and mixed-technology boards and communicates with downstream equipment for automatic good/bad board sorting. The user interface is 100% touch control—as easy to use as a tablet.

Compact Sherlock 300B batch PCB inspection (AOI) system provides manufacturers with the benefits of inline AOI—hands-off board handling, automatic good/bad board sorting and minimal operator interaction—in the convenience and flexibility of a standalone AOI station that can be located anywhere in the facility and used to process boards from multiple production lines, including production lines that aren't inline/automated, such as smaller and benchtop lines. With an average cycle time of 10 seconds per board (including transport), Sherlock 300B automated optical inspection (AOI) machine can be used for everything from first article to 100% inspection for increased quality and production yields. (Cycle time measured using a 7.3" x 5.1" (185 x 130 mm) PCB with 253 parts.)